Objective The DIRECT proposal addresses a very important target of the community energy related policies, the reduction of fossil fuels consumption and Green House Gases. It solves one of the road blocs for introducing fuel cell technology to vehicles - the fuel supply. The DIRECT consortium develops a Diesel fuel operated SOFC with high efficiency and reliability as well as sulphur tolerance. It will be packaged for the use as Auxiliary Power Unit for vehicles and deliver 5 kWe. Attention will be paid to the best possible use of the waste energy for other applications in the vehicle or for improving the efficiency of the system. Beside Diesel the system will be able to use alternative fuels like Bio diesel and Synfuel. The consortium consists of experienced partners in the area of catalytic materials, system design and numeric simulation. Well-known vehicle manufacturers as application partners guarantee an user oriented approach in the project. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsliquid fuelsengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfuel cells Programme(s) FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.4.-6. - Key action Economic and Efficient Energy for a Competitive Europe Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator OESTERREICHISCHES FORSCHUNG- UND PRUFZENTRUM ARSENAL GES.M.B.H. EU contribution No data Address Faradaygasse 3 1030 WIEN Austria See on map Total cost No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ALLPPS FUEL CELL SYSTEMS GMBH Austria EU contribution No data Address Weizbachweg, 33 8045 GRAZ See on map Total cost No data CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT S.C.P.A. Italy EU contribution No data Address Strada Torino 50 10043 ORBASSANO See on map Total cost No data CONVERTER TECHNOLOGY ENTWICKLUNGS-UND PRODUKTIONS GMBH Austria EU contribution No data Address Industrie Strasse West 4 8605 KAPFENBERG See on map Total cost No data FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.* Germany EU contribution No data Address Heidenhofstrasse 2 79110 FREIBURG (IN BREISGAU) See on map Total cost No data LEYLAND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS LTD United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Aston Way PR26 7TZ PRESTON See on map Total cost No data MIRA LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Watling Street CV10 0TU NUNEATON See on map Total cost No data PANKL TECHNOLOGIES GMBH Austria EU contribution No data Address Industriestrasse West, 4 8605 KAPFENBERG See on map Total cost No data PROTOTECH AS Norway EU contribution No data Address Fantoftvegen 38 BERGEN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SUED-CHEMIE AG Germany EU contribution No data Address Waldheimer Strasse, 13 83052 BRUCKMUEHL See on map Total cost No data
